1877–78 Welsh Cup

September 2020 Welsh Cup 1877–78 Wales 18 Wrexham Druids 1878–79 thumb|right|200px|The Wrexham side that won the first Welsh Cup in 1878 The 1877–78 Welsh Cup was the first season of the Welsh Cup. The cup was won by Wrexham who defeated Druids 1–0 in the final. First round 13 October 1877Wrexham Guardian, 20 October 1877 14:30 1 – 1 Newtown Druids Daniel Grey 87 Racecourse, Newtown 20 October 1877 15:15 3 – 1 Wrexham Civil Service (Wrexham) Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 20 October 1877 15:00 1 – 0 Bangor Carnarvon Athletic Maes-y-dre, Bangor 27 October 1877 1 – 0 Newtown White Star Ruabon 3 November 1877 12 – 0 Oswestry Chirk W. H. Wimble 3 November 1877 15:00 0 – 0 Gwersyllt Foresters Northwich Victoria Hill Field, Northwich 600 10 November 1877 0 – 0 Corwen Bala w/o Swansea RFC Aberystwyth Town w/o 23rd Royal Welch Fusiliers Llangollen Source: Welsh Football Data Archive Replay 27 October 1877 15:00 4 – 0 Druids Newtown Plasmadoc Park 10 November 1877 4 – 1 Gwersyllt Foresters Northwich Victoria Gwersyllt Park, Gwersyllt 14 November 1877 0 – 0 Corwen Bala Source: Welsh Football Data Archive Second replay 17 November 1877 1 – 0 Corwen Bala Source: Welsh Football Data Archive Llanerchrugog received a bye to the next round Believing that it was a Rugby Union competition Swansea RFC scratched to Aberystwyth when officials learned that it was one for football. Second round 15 December 1877 0 – 7 Bangor Corwen 22 December 1877 14:45 1 – 1 Wrexham Oswestry The Racecourse, Wrexham Burgess, Wrexhami WELSH ASSOCIATION CUP. I1878-01-12Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register - Welsh Newspapers http://newspapers.library.wales/view/4578502/4578510/72/ newspapers.library.wales 31 May 2021 en 28 December 1877 2 – 1 Gwersyllt Foresters Llangollen 5 January 1878 3 – 0 Druids Llanerchrugog w/o Aberystwyth Town Newtown White Star Source: Welsh Football Data Archive Replay 5 January 1878 0 – 2 Oswestry Wrexham C. Edwards , J. Price Cricket Field, Oswestry Mr. Burgess, WrexhamTHE WELSH ASSOCIATION CUP.1878-01-11The North Wales Express - Welsh Newspapers http://newspapers.library.wales/view/3557985/3557992/69/ newspapers.library.wales 31 May 2021 en Source: Welsh Football Data Archive Third round 2 February 1878 14:30 1 – 1 Druids Newtown White Star 9 February 1878 15:15 0 – 8 Gwersyllt Foresters Wrexham J. Davies 24 Gwersyllt Park, Gwersyllt 500 Powys JonesWELSH ASSOCIATION CUP. I THIRD TIES.1878-02-16Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register - Welsh Newspapers http://newspapers.library.wales/view/4578547/4578555/78/ newspapers.library.wales 31 May 2021 enTHE WELSH CHALLENGE CUP.1878-02-16Wrexham Guardian - Welsh Newspapers http://newspapers.library.wales/view/3855379/3855382/10/ newspapers.library.wales 31 May 2021 en Source: Welsh Football Data Archive Replay 9 February 1878 14:30 1 – 1 Newtown White Star Druids Newtown Source: Welsh Football Data Archive Second replay 23 February 1878 3 – 0 Druids Newtown White Star Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Source: Welsh Football Data Archive Bangor receive bye to next round Semi-final 2 March 1878 0 – 0 Bangor Druids Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Source: Welsh Football Data Archive Replay 9 March 1878https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3855417/3855422/25/ Wrexham Guardian, 16th October 1878 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Bangor Druids Dr Daniel Grey 115 Rhyl Source: Welsh Football Data Archive Wrexham receive bye to next round Final 1878 Welsh Cup Final The final of the inaugural Welsh Cup tournament was played at Acton Park, Wrexham on 30 March 1878 between Wrexham and Druids of Ruabon. The match was a cliffhanger, with no score until the Wrexham forwards charged the Druids' defenders to take the ball over the line to win the game in the final minute, with James Davies being credited with the goal.http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/english/heritage/welsh_football/1877_1879.htm#y1877_2 1877 Welsh Cup Action The Story of Welsh Football: 1877–1879 wrexham.gov.uk 24 February 2010Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer Players Davies Gareth Garland Ian 1991 Bridge Books 1-872424-11-2 38 30 March 187816:00 Wrexham 1 – 0 Druids James Davies 90 Acton Park, Wrexham J W Thomas (Stoke) 1,500 _black_hoops _blackhoops _black_hoops FF2400 FF2400 FF2400 ffffff 000000 Wrexham _hoops_black FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 DE3163 Druids References The History of the Welsh Cup 1877-1993 by Ian Garland (1991) 1-872424-37-6 Welsh Football Data Archive Association football Wales Category:Welsh Cup seasons Cup